array_fill Fill an array with values &reftitle.description; arrayarray_fill intstart_index intcount mixedvalue Fills an array with count entries of the value of the value parameter, keys starting at the start_index parameter. &reftitle.parameters; start_index The first index of the returned array. If start_index is negative, the first index of the returned array will be start_index and the following indices will start from zero prior to PHP 8.0.0; as of PHP 8.0.0, negative keys are incremented normally (see example). count Number of elements to insert. Must be greater than or equal to zero, and less than or equal to 2147483647. value Value to use for filling &reftitle.returnvalues; Returns the filled array &reftitle.errors; Throws a ValueError if count is out of range. &reftitle.changelog; &Version; &Description; 8.0.0 array_fill now throws a ValueError if count is out of range; previously E_WARNING was raised, and the function returned &false;. &reftitle.examples; ]]> &example.outputs; banana [6] => banana [7] => banana [8] => banana [9] => banana [10] => banana ) ]]> ]]> &example.outputs.8; pear [-1] => pear [0] => pear [1] => pear ) ]]> &example.outputs.7; pear [0] => pear [1] => pear [2] => pear ) ]]> Note that index -1 is not present prior to PHP 8.0.0. &reftitle.notes; See also the Arrays section of manual for a detailed explanation of negative keys. &reftitle.seealso; array_fill_keys str_repeat range